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IS🏛️ Politics16 hr. ago

Police urge people to drive carefully Accidents across the country

The Icelandic police reported widespread traffic accidents across the country today due to heavy traffic and large numbers of people traveling. Two car collisions occurred in Western North Iceland at the intersection of Hálsabæjarveg and Norðurlandsveg around three o'clock. The police stated four individuals were injured but not seriously. Police and emergency services responded to the scene. Significant traffic delays were reported due to the accident. Pétur Björnsson, a senior police officer in Western North Iceland, noted that traffic was being directed around the accident site. He mentioned that if necessary, efforts would be made in South Iceland. In the area, two two-car collisions occurred today, with one vehicle overturned in the other. In the early evening, there was a pedestrian incident in Vík in Mýrdal. All incidents involved minor injuries, according to Magnús Ragnarsson, the head of the South Iceland police district. He urged people to drive carefully. There has been some reduction in traffic under the impact of fishing or tourism activities in West Iceland and Northern Iceland. Specifically, there has been some reduction in traffic under the impact of fishing or tour

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Police urge people to drive carefully Accidents across the country

The Icelandic police reported widespread traffic accidents across the country today due to heavy traffic and large numbers of people traveling. Two car collisions occurred in Western North Iceland at the intersection of Hálsabæjarveg and Norðurlandsveg around three o'clock. The police stated four individuals were injured but not seriously. Police and emergency services responded to the scene. Significant traffic delays were reported due to the accident. Pétur Björnsson, a senior police officer in Western North Iceland, noted that traffic was being directed around the accident site. He mentioned that if necessary, efforts would be made in South Iceland. In the area, two two-car collisions occurred today, with one vehicle overturned in the other. In the early evening, there was a pedestrian incident in Vík in Mýrdal. All incidents involved minor injuries, according to Magnús Ragnarsson, the head of the South Iceland police district. He urged people to drive carefully. There has been some reduction in traffic under the impact of fishing or tourism activities in West Iceland and Northern Iceland. Specifically, there has been some reduction in traffic under the impact of fishing or tour

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